Two students from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication are brushing up on their Italian, honing their broadcasting skills and globalizing their education thanks to a new internship offered through the School of International Letters and Cultures at ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus.   Jesus Yanez-Reyes and McCall Hoerz...

For decades, a hermit in Arizona hoarded a trove of things that had belonged to Father Pietro Bandini, a Catholic priest who led 40 families out of the malaria-infested Delta to establish an Italian enclave in the Ozark Mountains. As a young scholar, the man had worked on his doctoral dissertation and somehow accumulated glass negatives, maps...

Date: Sunday, January 17, 2016 - Sunday, March 27, 2016 Hours: www.phxart.org Venue: Phoenix Art Museum Organized by: Muscarelle Museum of Art at The College of William and Mary in Virginia In collaboration with: with Fondazione Casa Buonarroti and Associazione Culturale Metamorfosi www.phxart.org Twenty-six rare memorable figurative studies...

by Georgann Yara   As the owner of a Tempe-based espresso wholesale and distribution company, Patrick O'Malley regularly makes business trips to Italy, where he's surrounded by fellow java professionals in an educational workshop or seminar.   But in the birthplace of espresso, the Bisbee native is the one doing the teaching as the Eu...

The Tusayan Town Council is set to take public comment Wednesday on changes to an agreement for massive development in the small town that serves as a gateway to the Grand Canyon. An Italian company has plans for a dude ranch, high-end boutiques, five-star hotels, hundreds of homes and a high-density shopping area off the highway to the Grand Cany...

Two Italian favorites are teaming up as Top Chef fan-favorite Fabio Viviani joins Columbus Foods for its "Meat Up" food truck tour, inviting Americans to explore the simple Italian goodness of premium salumi and deli meats.   They're hitting the road this April and May, spending a week each in Scottsdale, Salt Lake, Boston, New York Metro an...

by Dominic Armato Matthew Carter, who helms the kitchens at Zinc Bistro, the Mission and the House Brasserie, will be opening an Italian restaurant in Scottsdale in fall 2016. The as-yet-unnamed restaurant is a collaboration between Carter, Brian Raab (Carter's partner at the Mission and the House) and Mark Drinkwater, who will be returning t...

by Tex Barron   Beginning in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Genovese family ran an Italian restaurant for over 30 years. After some of their family members moved to Prescott, the remainder of the Genovese's came to Prescott and fell in love with the town and the people.   They decided to move their restaurant from Las Vegas to Prescott, a ser...

Federica Pellegrini da domani e fino al 7 marzo si allenerà negli Usa: tre di altura a Flagstaff, in Arizona, e due a Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Con lei ci saranno Filippo Magnini e Gianluca Maglia, guidati da Matteo Giunta.   Dopo il gruppo di Paltrinieri (da ieri in Messico) e la partenza oggi per Charlotte della ranista Lisa Fissneider (...

The inaugural Arizona Concours d'Elegance, a premium automotive event that starts up Arizona collector-car auction week, has chosen Packard and Maserati as its honored marques for the Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, concours held at the historic Arizona Biltmore Resort and Hotel.   Maserati, the renowned Italian racing and performance brand, is marki...